Jeremiah 32 - 34 (16th August) - Xiao Woon

Jeremiah 32

Jeremiah was imprisoned because he prophesied that the Lord is about to hand Jerusalem over to the king of Babylon, and he will take it.
The Lord sent him a message and said that Jeremiah’s cousin Hanamel will sell his field at Anathoth to him. It indeed happened and Jeremiah bought the field. He then told Baruch to keep both the sealed and unsealed deeds in a pottery jar as the Lord says that someday people will again own property in that land and will buy and sell houses and vineyards and fields.

Jeremiah prayed to the Lord and the Lord gave him a prediction of the fall of Jerusalem. They have done much evil in God’s sight and God’s determined to get rid of them. However, He promised that He will restore them back to the same city and let them live in peace and safety.

Our sins have consequences. The sins of the people of Jerusalem have caused calamities to come upon them. However our Lord has so much compassion on His people. Despite everything that they have done, He still intends to restore them back and give them a good life someday.

Jeremiah 33

Verse 3: Ask me and I will tell you remarkable secrets you do not know about things to come.

We can ask God for a vision or revelation. He will show to us because He promised in this verse=)

God promised that the time will come when He will heal Jerusalem’s wounds and give it prosperity and true peace. He will restore them to their land and have mercy on them.

Isn’t it great to know that the Lord our God loves us so much? Yes, each and every one of us. He loves us very deeply. Let us also love God the same=)

Jeremiah 34

King Zedekiah made a covenant with the people, proclaiming freedom for the slaves. He had ordered all the people to free their Hebrew slaves, but changed their minds later and forced them to be slaves again.
They broke their covenant with God and God is going to cut them apart and destroy them.

God takes covenants very seriously. He is a faithful God who keeps to His promises and covenants with us. He does not joke about promises and covenants. Thus, as we make a covenant or a promise to God, let us also be faithful to what we promised or covenanted with him=)